From: Ellen K. 

Some of the points mentioned were not about material goods per se, but
issues like consistently functioning utilities.

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 16:36:37 +0000, Adam
<""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote in
message :

>Ellen K. wrote:
>> I recently saw a comparison (I think in the latest Economist) of a
>> "poor" person in the US vs a "rich" person in
the Congo.  The "poor"
>> person in the US has a much higher standard of living.
>>
>Yes & no. You are only poor if you can see people who are richer than
>you. A peacefull village in Africa can have quite a high standard of
>life if not of material goods.
>
>Adam

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